Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula' (Weeping copper beach)
Other names: Copper beach 'Purpurea Pendula'
'Purpurea Pendula' is a spreading, mushroom-headed, deciduous tree with weeping branches bearing elliptic to ovate, wavy-margined, purple-black leaves that turn red-brown in autumn. Inconspicuous yellow-green flowers in spring are followed by spiny, capsule-like fruit in autumn.
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3m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Fagus sylvatica Atropurpurea Group (Copper beech)
Other names: Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Group', Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea', Purple beech, Fagus sylvatica 'Cuprea', Fagus sylvatica Cuprea Group, Fagus sylvatica Purple-leaved Group, Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea
Atropurpurea Group is a large, upright, spreading, deciduous tree with oval to elliptic, glossy, dark purple leaves turning copper to maroon in autumn and inconspicuous, purple flowers in spring followed by bristly, pale brown fruit.
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15m max. spread |
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20m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Tricolor' (Beech 'Purpurea Tricolor' )
Other names: European beech 'Purpurea Tricolor' , Fagus sylvatica 'Tricolor' , Fagus sylvatica 'Roseomarginata', Fagus sylvatica 'Tricolour'
'Purpurea Tricolor' is a rounded to spreading, deciduous tree bearing elliptic to ovate, wavy-margined, purple leaves with irregular, bright pink margins. Inconspicuous yellow-green flowers in spring are followed by spiny, capsule-like fruit in autumn.
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12m max. spread |
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15m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple' (Beech 'Dawyck Purple')
'Dawyck Purple' is a small, upright, deciduous tree with dark purple leaves.
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8m max. spread |
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15m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Fagus sylvatica 'Black Swan' (Copper beech 'Black Swan')
Other names: Weeping copper beech 'Black Swan', Purple beech 'Black Swan', Weeping purple beech 'Black Swan'
'Black Swan' is an upright, deciduous tree with pendulous branches bearing ovate to elliptic, glossy, maroon to purple-black leaves, lighter on the reverse, bronze when young and turning golden bronze in autumn. Inconspicuous green flowers in spring are followed by bristly, pale brown fruit.
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5m max. spread |
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15m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
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